== Friday, February 9 == 40 DAYS PAST Sunday 326 TO COME === A Non-Irritating Depilatory. === Depilatories containing the sulphides of barium, strontium and calcium and an inactive substance like chalk, talc or starch are extremely irritating to the skin. This can be avoided by preparing them hot. To prepare such mixtures 1.5 grams of strontium, or an equivalent quantity of barium or calcium sulphide, are triturated with 2 grams of starch and & grams of water and the mixture heated to boiling, with continuous stirring. Upon cooling, a creamy mixture is obtained, which is as efficacious as the mixture prepared in the cold and does not hurt the skin.—Med. Brief. Weather Temp. Cloudy Snowed a little off & on snowed some last night, but of no account. Gene Appleford brought Grace to night & she & Melba went to church. Been a high fly day. John went a way with Billey this afternoon & to night is gone Billey Mariah 6